The Portland daily press., 1887-11-18

this city,was rung and the attendants, on go
ing to the door, found a gas pipe bomp,
nearly two feet long, with fuse attached.
The fuse was quickly cut off. The bomb Is
now in possession OF the police.
Most In Trouble.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Johann Most, the
Anarchist, was arrested today at the office
of his newspaper in this city and brought to
police headquarters where he was locked up
In cell. His arrest was made by direction
of Inspector Byrnes, on warrant Issued Dy
Judge Cowing, for having made an lncen-
diary speech calculated to incite riot on
last Friday night in this city.
Most was indicted this morning by the
grand jury. The indictment charges him
with violent and seditious language at the
Anarchist meeting Saturday night. Officers
present at the meeting furnished the testi-
mony.
Most will be taken before Judge Cowing.
tomorrow, and motion made to have him
admitted to bail Lawyer Howe, counsel on
his former trial, has been engaged to defend
HIM In conversation with inspector Pc ,Sa
Chicago Anarchists was an outrage. lie
[Most1 had become imbued with Anarchistic
principles when boy. When he worked at
book binding he noticed that all the money
went to the bosses. He believed the work
ingmen should have things In their own
hands and divide the profit. He did not be-
lieve in marriage vows. He said that ne
might not encourage violence directly, but
but il working men could not have what
they wanted, he would find no fault with
any person using dynamite. 1t was non
sense to say that Lingg was converted to
anarchy by his writing. Lingg was an anarch-
ist in Germany Most claimed that the re-
ports of his speech Saturday were false in
every particular and that there was con-
spiracy on the part of certain people to get
rid of him.
An AntI-Anarchist Society.
An effort is being made in this city to form
an Anti-Anarchistic society to oppose the
Anarchists and Socialists in their endeavor
to overthrow the existing order of govern
ment. Cards for signatures are being widely
distributed aud signers to them are numer-
GUS. At the present rate the organization
will have a membership OF at least 10000
before the end of the week. Headquarters
have been established at No. S62 Broadway,
in. this city. There are hye .o.I;sa reasons
such society: To restrict and regulate i'm
migration; to increase the period OF natural
ization to fourteen years residence; the ex-
tension and protection OF the American Tree
school system; American lands Tor Ameri-
cans; no public funds for sectarian uses.
Their Burial Place.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-"Nothing has been
decided yet" said John Buchler, present OF
the Waldheim Cemetery Association, when
asked if any arrangements had been made
for the burial there of the dead Anarchists.
"a meeting of the directors has been called
for tomorrow afternoon to consider the mat
ter, and l suppose 1t win finally be disposed
Of then. -, A., s,
will take in the matter?,
'Oh, | have no doubt they will grant per-
mission for the men to be buried in the Gem
etery; that is, If the committee that has the
matter in charge agrees to accept the ground
that we allot them. 1t would have to be
away from the graves in the thickly used
parts Of the cemetery. l suppose the friends
Of the these men will want to go there once
a year in numbers and their lot would have
to be where it would not interfere with the
rights of others. We would not again allow
such speeches or such scenes as took place
last Sunday"
The Police In Readiness.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 1.-THE police are
locating 500 followers of the red flag. Should
any demonstration be made, they hope to nip
it in the bud. The excise commissioners
have removed the license Of Edmund
Willms, whose hall has been the headquar
ters of the Anarchists. The Arbeiter Zeit
ung, the organ of the Anarchists in this city
today says that the action OF the commits
sioners is unjustifable and an attack on the
rights of the people.
Bombs In St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 17.-Large dyna-
mite bombs were found on the steps of the
city hall this morning and back Of whole
sale grocery house. Both were taken out of
the city and exploded. They were evidently
constructed by an expert. The local Anarch-
lists number over $50 and are most rabid. The
feeling against them is intense.